Table 4. Combustion characteristics of wood species

Data Common name (scientific name) Density (g/cm3) THR (MJ/m2) PHRR (kW/m2)
Sample Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) 0.48 61.9 185.7
Reference1) Carolina poplar (Populus euramericana Guinier) 0.38 49.8 179.6
Sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii Rehder) 0.60 85.4 187.4
Teak (Tectona grandis) 0.65 96.4 232.0
Mempening (Lithocarpus celebicus) 0.75 123.3 291.9
Malas (Homalium tomentosum) 0.76 102.8 375.3
Combustion properties data of other wood. Data from Seo et al. (2015, 2016); Son and Kang (2014).
THR: total heat release, PHRR: peak heat release rate.